Automatic computing and weighing scale.



Patented Oct. l, 19k/3.

i NSMAN.

EKG AND WEIGHING SCALE.

J. H. G

TKG GGMPUT APPLICATION FILED AUG. l, 1907.

AUT

LQQQOGQ J. H. UHNSMAN.

AUTOMATIC COMPUTING AND WEIGHING SCALE.

APPLIGATON FILED AUG.15,1907.

atented Oct. l, 1912.

3 SHEETS SHEET 3 40 the upi'J-ei end of which is UMTED STATES PATENToFFIoE.

JGHH B'. OHNSMAN, O35' BEAVER FALLS, PENNSY'LVAQA, ASSXGNOPZ TG NATINALSCALE COMPANY, OF, CHICOFES 'F.J-S, MESACHTJbETT AUTMATXQ COMPUTNGVEIGHL. L;

Appucaiicn use August mise?. s

Sie@ of Peunsylvmiia, have imeiieci new enel uk ful improvement inAutomatic Computing und l eigliing Sealesi of wlfiieii inv movement thefoilowing is; speeiiicatiom- YNy invention reluies to improvements in luSeules and particularly to computing coimiei scales.

The object of my i'uyeuiou is zo pzoeluce im automatic weighing andeompuing eeziie in which 'elle bearings for the ievei are means oi quickstop meelmnieui'provided to prevent the annoying iiibijziiions o1'osciiluious of ille poite'i" which eeeu: at ille completion. 'of eeehWeighing operation iu 2O the use 'of the 'ordinary Seulee; meensjo bringdie seules to balance at zeo, et tli-earue ake the tere Wheneverueee'esaryl io o so1 and other uovei features of consfueion hereinafterspeeiieaiiy described, i'efereuee being; had io the :icoon -Y punyiugdrawings, forming pest hereei?7 in which Figui-e l is pfoved seules.

a front eiemiou of my im- Fig 2 is a suie elevation the sume. 3 is aingmeutmy eleva tion of the quick Stop cylinder. Fig el 1e an elevationin Section of the same. Fig. 5 is e sectlonal eievation showing amodified means to secure "Lie pieton in said cyiiulerl- F155. 6 ls'apian view of the oyimolei.

Referring to said drawingse i is the base of die saaie upon which isseem-ed the sien@ atei 2 Whiehoompiiees coiumrl's which plo jectupwardly from seid bese und io or upon Y seemed 'the diei 'i'euie 3. Thesaid eliui frame comprises; un annuier ring and the iels e, 5, which aresuitably secured in said ring". Said diei 4; is provided around the edgeoircumfeienf xtialiy thereof with flanges indicating pounds :melfraotiousfthereof, which are indicated by the pointer 6 mounted on oneeed of the short shaft 7 the opposite enel of' which. curries a similarpointer 8 which inicates on "she diai the Weight and also the velue oflxe article or thing being weighed, *file .Suid dial having figuresmurie thereon which fiesiguate the weight of' the aiiieie, the peicepound and alle veine heieof., Ie sei Mii-exited Ooi;o L 912 zee.338,50?.

shaft if' is iuouu'efi iii bearings foi-med in the @mee pieces 9, andoperated by everiiouiijf dispoeieci -i'hioli meshes with lle iooliieflreifer li iiigidly mounted ou mici Shaf 2'". The Seial mel-r ie seatediu n socket foimefi lin one end of the. cross bai" i2 and rests upon espying seat i2 Seated in sziiii socket 'ile upwul' jggressuze ofWliiclnweeives 'lio keep seid mok iu constant mesh Willi the rolleiniii. The seid cross bui i2 is integral wili o? eouueeied 'Sto lieafl i3.the -lower poiwiion olf, 'which omuiiilee e link 14 which is eomieeieeiwith -ihe hooi-1; ou the upper end. of clieifiie 15,

The iu iiie fo" the .loi ends of which me hung upon the knife' bearings1G, l?, formeel in the links 18 und iig ',iively, inv lie lower end ofwhich i'eepeeiively ie secured short rode 20 and which ae provided withknife beau 2;?, 23, upon which the, buiunee bar 24 of lie scales;is'suppejrecl? being held baluueefi "iieieon by die upward pull of hesprings :43, eenuece io iiee lieu 13, zuid 'the upper i" lie @roes piece27, by means of boiie 28? 29, ou which mount- 'ou 307 l e; eby lleteueioie of gs may be vaiied. ile sai cross s supported by the bers 8l,being pivoeliy connected therewith, the said ears are pivoally connectedto the erm 32 one emi of which is'pivozilly secured within the diei theoppoeie end thereof to the vertically disposed member 33 which ispivoteiy Aeouneoief io fue uut 34 movable ou he e'ie i'oel which ismounted in been ings oixued iii@ loreckeis 36, 37, projecting om,feepiively, the Ciiai frame and one of eieuieid eoi'umus. The 'uppe` emiof suie? iure roei is screw threaded anni the iowei: end lieieof .hasmounted thereon the-bevei wlieei 38, which meshes with a siulilur aereiWheel on the shaft 40 which is adapted io be actuated loy lthe handcrank 4l foi" t'iie purpose of Causing the nut to ele-v vate Aund lowerif' desired the member-33 whereby ihe rack is operated ineitlierdireotion desired through ille cross ,lxeml und connectingmechanism for the purpose of ad" justing iie indicuor pointers ai zeroor to uke The iowei' emi of the irait roei is eouuecef with "eige uppelend of the pisof un inverteci ,U

Vil() ton head "in Figs. 3 A (flick Siu) mwhmsm vv" commis-es "vlnduyll-, the Hyper @nd or top of which is dosed by n @up 457 in which an@ria is 'formed hrough which. the piston 4;? pro ject, the lower end ofwhich carries a pis- 'L-f. The uppef and of sal@ pstuj. is coilmediedwith ihm dicafa rod of the The Said cylnde onneced 'no and @any numcatewith n supplemenal chamba? 4?? by moans: of the Channels 50 and 5l, andthe ow of qucl contained 'n Said. Cynda'l (which iS an oil not salyFozen m cfmgezded), 'om sain cylnde' im@ ik@ supplemua Chambe if;con'mlc by the hfed ed shaf' 0r Tod 52, which is capable of 0pm'afm bythe knob on tha app@ end thereof. in indicator fing@ 5A; muned 'uponsmid rod Serves JJ indiani@ on the uml the degree mfwement imputed tomid rod im' "the purpoo of scgulatmgg 'ifm fo/ is Secured in suiniorifice.

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taking have,

in @SUNG-'ny Wheeo,

Signed my imm@ in the subsclbmg Wlnesses.

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